Recording with Adobe Breeze - A Walk-through

So, you're ready to use Adobe Breeze to meet up with a school partner, take an oral exam for a foreign language class, or simply do some recording for a project but you can't figure out how to use the recording feature. Most schools offer a small tutorial on the subject matter but it can be a bit confusing. Adobe Breeze can also help through their help feature, but it is generally the same information offered by your school. Here is a simple tutorial to get the recording feature up and running so you can complete your school assignments.

What you'll need:

Headset with a microphone or...

A microphone built into your computer

**Check computer settings for microphone compatibility

Note: For the following tutorial I will be using Breeze in "discussion mode." You can change to this setting by clicking on the "discussion" button at the bottom left of the page.

The first thing you need to do is open up your meeting window. There you should see the camera and voice window as well as the chat window below it. On the side will be a list of attendees and a personal note window, while discussion notes and a poll question window will be on the right.

Enabling Voice:

In order to record you need to enable you "voice" on the camera and voice window. There is a small button located in the bottom left of the camera and voice window. Click on that button and a prompt should appear to allow breeze or your school access to your web camera and microphone.

"Adobe Flash Player Settings

Camera and Microphone Access

YOUR ORGANIZATION is requesting access to your camera and microphone. If you click Allow, you may be recorded." -Adobe Breeze Window For Voice and Camera Access-

In order to record you must click on Allow.

Now you have camera and voice chat access. Another set of buttons should now appear in the camera and voice window where you previously enabled your web camera and voice. Those three new buttons are:

1. A stop button (the first button showing a traditional stop square like the one you'd see on a DVD player) This button shuts down your camera and voice chat feature.
2. A talk button (displays the word "Talk" and has a picture of a microphone next to it.) While holding this button down you will see a green bar appear on the black camera and voice screen when you speak into the microphone. This indicates the microphone is working and will pick up your voice when you're ready to record. If you speak softly the green bar will be short, if you speak loudly it will get longer. If this green bar does not appear when you speak, you'll need to adjust your microphone until it does.
3. A hands-free button (Has a picture of a lock on it.) When you click on this button it will lock down the "Talk" button making it so you don't have to hold it down to use voice chat or record. When this button is enabled both it and the "Talk" button will appear darker in color. To disable this hands-free feature merely click on the lock again and both buttons will return to normal.

For the purpose of recording, we're going to click on the hands-free button now.

Recording:

Next, go to the "Meeting" tab on the gray top bar.

Click on "Record Meeting"

A window will appear with: Name, Summary, and Speaker phone option.

Type in the name of your meeting.

Type in a summary if needed.

If you're using a speaker phone check the box next to "Record audio from speaker phone"

If you're using a headset don't check the box.

As soon as you click OK the recording will start. Give it about five seconds to kick in before you start speaking. After five seconds begin your recording.

Stop Recording:

Also, after you click OK a small orange window will appear in the upper right hand corner letting you know that the location of the stop recording button is there.

The small red button in the upper right hand corner is the stop recording button. As soon as you are finished recording click on that button and then the "Stop Recording" link.

Disable your voice chat by clicking on the square stop button in the camera and voice window, or simply click on the lock button to unlock hands-free chat. Both will cut off your microphone.

Where do I find my recordings?

After you're finished recording go to the "My Meetings" tab.

Click on your group's name or the meeting name under which you just recorded. Remember, this is not the recording's name, but the name you used when you set up the meeting.

Once you click on your meeting name you'll see information on the meeting. You'll also see a "Meeting Information" tab with a gray background. Next to it are a number of options. Click on the "Recordings" option.

All of your recordings will be listed there. You can click on them and listen to them, manage them, or delete them from this window.